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FRI/7-24 Boardman DARE Singles Group, Card Night at Perkins, 5 p.m.; information at 330-729-0127 Columbiana Good As New Shoppe, Methodist Church, 210 S. Main St., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 40 percent off all tops. Historical Society of Columbiana & Fairfield Township Log House Museum open 2-4 p.m. County Columbiana County Budget Commission, 10 a.m., auditor’s congerence room East Liverpool VFW Post 66 Bingo, 6:30 p.m.; 25 cents a card, five cards for a $1, 50 cents coverall; pizza and fresh popcorn available for purchase East Palestine Eagles kitchen open 4-8 p.m., beer ...

Hollywood actor coming to Salem for performance

SALEM (WKBN) — A television and movie actor is making his way to Salem this weekend for a powerful, one-night-only one-man show. “The American Soldier” stars actor Douglas Taurel, who has starred in shows like “Chicago P.D.” and “The Gabby Petito Story.” The show, which was ...

County commissioners authorize engineer’s office to seek bids for manholes project

LISBON — A Columbiana County engineer’s project to replace and rehabilitate manholes along Dresden Avenue in St. Clair Township received the go-ahead from commissioners to seek bids for the first phase of work. Commissioners on Wednesday authorized the engineer advertising for bids, which will be opened at 9 a.m. Aug. 19 at the engineer’s office. Chief Deputy Sanitary Engineer Troy Graft explained that hydrogen sulfide gas from the sewer was traveling up the line along Dresden and eating the concrete for the manholes, causing at least two to collapse which had to be replaced ...

Liverpool Township trustees vote to place fire levy on November ballot

LIVERPOOL TOWNSHIP — During Tuesday’s meeting of the Liverpool Township Board of Trustees, the trustees approved the placement of a fire levy on the November General Election Ballot. If it passes the 1.45-mill additional levy should generate approximately $127,000 and would cost homeowners $51 per $100,000 tax valuation. According to trustee Michael Bahen, this would be the first fire levy for the township in 16 years and it is needed because the Liverpool Township Volunteer Fire Department gets less than half of what all the other local volunteer departments get for running ...

East Liverpool City Council handles timely matters in special session

EAST LIVERPOOL — City council held a special meeting Monday to vote on time sensitive ordinances. Ordinances voted on included an Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) agreement for the Riverfront Trail Project Phase 1.1, two authorizing the service safety director to enter into scope of work agreement and one to adjust budget appropriations. The Riverfront Trail ordinance was time sensitive and had to be approved through the special meeting to meet the deadline set for the LPA-ODOT-LET Project Agreement for the Riverfront Trail Project Phase 1.1, which once completed will ...